ADF Exosures

Opinion: Whistleblowers’ claims must be scrutinised

Opinion: Whistleblowers’ claims must be scrutinised

FORMER Army legal officer David McBride was jailed this week for the unlawful removal of highly classified documents and for releasing information contained therein. McBride’s supporters have compared him with the arch-narcissist Julian Assange, describing both as...

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opinion –  Who defends our defenders?

opinion – Who defends our defenders?

Bill O'Chee Last week Defence admitted former Lt Colonel Karel Dubsky was an innocent victim of the Jedi Council witchhunt that terminated his career and left him a shattered man. That makes it hard to miss the irony that another of nation’s defenders was led to the...

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OPINION – Repudiation too little too late

OPINION – Repudiation too little too late

IT was Australian Chief of Army David Morrison who stridently declared in 2013, “the standard you walk past is the standard you accept”. Last week, in one of his last acts as incumbent CA, incoming CDF General Angus Campbell released a statement declaring Lieutenant...

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Defence Retreat – Lt Col Karel Dubsky

 Army Media Release - Statement of service on retired Lieutenant Colonel Karel Dubsky "Karel Dubsky was not a member of the group that called itself the Jedi Council and did not participate in the activities of that group. He freely assisted New South Wales...

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